Paul The Octopus And His World Cup Success Poem by Stephen Katona

Paul The Octopus And His World Cup Success

Rating: 3.6


A common octopus called Paul,
Became famous in the world of football,
When he managed to guess,
Team Germany's success,
At the World Cup in 2010,
Over and over again.

Like all of his kind,
He was colour blind,
But liked shapes well defined,
Choosing Germany, Serbia and Spain,
Whose flags all contain,
Horizontal layers,
When he knew nothing of players.

Perhaps stripes Gold, Red and Black,
Reminded him of a favourite snack.
So it turns out it was only chance,
That told him who would advance.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: Animals
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I wrote this poem at the same time as some other octopus poems not thinking how relevant it was for the world cup. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw google had used Paul as part of their animation on the same day I'd decided to upload it.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Gajanan Mishra 17 June 2014

know nothing of players, good writing, thanks.

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Susy Evelyne 17 June 2014

Brilliant, Paul. Enjoyed this very much.

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Neela Nath Das 22 June 2014

Very relevant poem.Congrats!

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Stephen W 13 August 2014

Doh! You spoiled my fun! I thought Paul was psychic: -)

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Jeffrey Tillery 14 July 2014

True then, better in 2014!

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Amitava Sur 22 June 2014

Enjoyed reading the poem, picked up a very interesting side of innocent Paul the great in 2010

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* Sunprincess * 22 June 2014

............enjoyed reading this fun write....and congratulations on poem of the day.....

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Colleen Courtney 22 June 2014

Congrats on not just another wonderful animated poem but on attaining two great successes! Google and Poem Of The Day! Am honored to call you friend!

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